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"Non-production" vs "Development" license

  • July 31, 2022
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When requesting a new K2 Five license, there's an option for either "Non-production" or "Development" license type. What's the difference between the two?

Best answer by PavelS

I would like to add that from my simple technical point of view, the key is that the developer license does not allow K2 to run as a Windows service, but only as a console application, and perhaps some performance limitations. If you have K2 in some virtual machine on a workstation, the Developer license probably won't be such a problem, if it's in some datacenter and shared by multiple users/developers, K2 usually has to run in a disconnected RDP session.
Contacting the account manager for information is definitely a good option.

 

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  • Nintex Employee
  • August 1, 2022

From a licensing perspective, Development is purely a subscription-based license. Non-Production can be perpetual or subscription, depending on your company’s entitlements. It’s best you reach out to your Account Owner/Manager for more details.


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  • August 1, 2022

I would like to add that from my simple technical point of view, the key is that the developer license does not allow K2 to run as a Windows service, but only as a console application, and perhaps some performance limitations. If you have K2 in some virtual machine on a workstation, the Developer license probably won't be such a problem, if it's in some datacenter and shared by multiple users/developers, K2 usually has to run in a disconnected RDP session.
Contacting the account manager for information is definitely a good option.

 

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  • August 1, 2022
Thanks for this, do you know if the Non-Production license allow running K2 to run as a windows service?

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  • August 2, 2022
Sure, K2 can run as a windows service with a Non-Production license.